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Hedge fund takes over Slater and Gordon

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2017
... Bryce Houghton will step down from his role on November 15. Slater and Gordon chair John Skippen thanked Houghton on the board's behalf, saying: "I wish him all the best in his future endeavours."

Adviser education renews ethics focus

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2017
... signalling the industry is more than capable of self-regulation. Yet financial education advocate and Financial Literacy Board member Robert Brown doubts whether Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority (FASEA) pronouncements will substantially ...

Higher and higher

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2017
... powerful platform to build on over the coming quarters. Latest survey and data releases corroborate this. The Conference Board's consumer confidence index had strengthened in July (120.0) and August (122.9) compared with all three months of the second ...

APRA issues warning to underperforming super funds

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2017
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority is pressing ahead with its aim to remove the superannuation industry of underperforming funds, penning a warning letter to all RSE licensees to shape up or ship out. In the letter APRA deputy chair Helen ...

Netwealth expands managed accounts offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2017
... competitiveness of our offer," he said. "Netwealth is a profitable company in a strong financial position, led by an experienced board and management team, which has positioned us well for continued growth and I am excited about the journey ahead."

Countplus searches for new CFO

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2017
... earnings at the financial services firm. John Collier will depart in November after two years with the firm. Countplus' board said it will commence an external replacement immediately who "will lead our team through a period of business and cultural ...

HHV reports $22m loss after rough year

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2017
... strategy has no relevance to past performance. After tax, net tangible assets per share decreased from $1.35 to $1.19, and the board has declared a final dividend of 3.5 cents per share. Groves said HHV's investment strategy has been "replaced in its ...

Government funds ATO superannuation taskforce

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2017
... (STP) where employers with 20 or more employees will transition to STP from 1 July 2018. Smaller employers will come on board from 1 July 2019. O'Dwyer said this will reduce regulatory burden on business and transform compliance by aligning payroll functions ...

Pre-retirees risk significant shortfalls: MLC

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2017
... today by ASFA for the June quarter show that total budgets for pre-retirees and retirees increased marginally across the board. Couples aged around 65 living a comfortable retirement need to spend $60,063 per year and singles $43,695, up 0.2% on the ...

Ignition Wealth expands leadership team

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2017
... to drive the business forward." Conroy joins several financial services leaders at Ignition Wealth including chair of the board of directors Peter Meurer, Tom Pockett, Claire Wivell-Plater and Peter Oakes who are all members of the Ignition Wealth Advisory ...